EtcIndie darlings: Back in the day, The Would Be’s charmed the pants off hipsters with the sweetest indie pop in the landFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Nationwide love live music love-inMore than 200 free live music events – across all genres – take place around Ireland on June 21st as part of the Love:Live music…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Dunne's stage plan is utter madnessIt had to happen, we suppose – a radio presenter discards his headphones for a chance to hop about onstage in a pair of baggy…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Cheery festival had us singing in the rainWE LAUGHED long, loud and miserably at the pre-weekend ads for Forbidden Fruit, Dublin’s nifty boutique music festival: “sunshine…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
A lot of Waterboys under the bridgeMike Scott’s uncompromising nature earned him a reputation, but the musician’s new memoir articulates how his instincts have …Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Mary CoughlanThe Whole Affair: The Very Best of Mary Coughlan Hail Mary RecordsFri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
The show must go on, roars AslanWe could be cynical and wonder how many tickets are actually selling for Aslan’s forthcoming 30th anniversary gig at Tallaght…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Robot samples Dublin subcultureYou may or may not have heard of One More Robot, one of Dublin’s more interesting pop culture magazinesFri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Chimes of freedom?Bob Dylan has been honoured this week by US president Barack Obama with the awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom – America…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
EtcAll that jazz Jazz musician Kyle Eastwood (who scored his father Clint’s movies Gran Torino and Mystic River) will perform in…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Phantom gigs returnPhantom: Live, a weekly initiative from Phantom FM, returns tonight at Dublin’s Academy 2Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Gary NumanButton Factory, Dublin Tomorrow 7.30pm €25 buttonfactory.ie 01-6709202Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb diesCOMING A week after the death of disco singer Donna Summer, the passing of Robin Gibb on Sunday from colorectal cancer at the…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Scaring up a crowdTHE HORRORS: The Academy, Dublin Tomorrow 9pm €16.50 (sold out) 0818-719300Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny rocked to its Roots by festivalSOMETIMES things turn out just the way they shouldMon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Pogue and tell, warts and allMEMOIR: James Fearnley’s memoir of life in The Pogues is a lively, humorous account of rock’n’roll success, excess and survival…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Bank holiday weekend festival wrapIt’s officially the start of summer when the May weekend arts/ culture/music festivals kick in, and this weekend there’s an especially…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Bombay Bicycle ClubOlympia, Dublin Mon 8pm €22.90 0818-719300; Mandela Hall, Belfast Tues 7.30pm £24 048-90324803Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
The Spook of the Thirteenth LockBrandon’s, Ennis Co Clare Tomorrow 8pm €13; Róisín Dubh, Galway Thurs 9pm €12 091-586540Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Movers and shakersAS BEFITS A WOMAN who once worked in the US postal service, Alabama Shakes’ frontwoman, Brittany Howard, knows how to deliver…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
If they could turn back timeTHE FRANK AND WALTERS The Thatch, Tullamore, Co Offaly Tonight 9pm €18 057-9355910; Workman’s Club, Dublin Tomorrow 9pm €18 0818…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
We're not the von Trapp familyThe Staves can probably look to the future with more optimism than most, but still have to deal with old prejudicesThu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
